Welcome to Yellow Branch ...

Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County<1>.

The location of Yellow Branch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yellow Branch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Yellow Branch: Yellow Br. (or less commonly used: Yellow Brnch.)

Yellow Branch is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Yellow Branch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Yellow Branch: (434)

Communities near Yellow Branch ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yellow Branch.

• Lynchburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Bedford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Altavista
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altavista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
  • Altavista is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <4>
• Hurt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
  • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <4>
• Brookneal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookneal
  • Brookneal is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookneal <4>
• Rustburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustburg
  • Rustburg is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rustburg <4>
• Bedford Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
  • Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
• Powhatan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
  • Powhatan is located in Campbell County
• Timberlake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
  • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
• Gladys
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys
  • Gladys is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladys <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Yellow Branch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yellow Branch.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yellow Branch. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yellow Branch.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yellow Branch. See our Newspapers Page for Yellow Branch.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yellow Branch ...

Looking for more information about Yellow Branch? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Yellow Branch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yellow Branch.

Adding Yellow Branch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yellow Branch in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yellow Branch was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Yellow Branch in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yellow Branch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yellow Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/